Oklahoma City Animal Welfare has partnered with Central Oklahoma Humane Society to implement a full-scale community cat program to increase the live release rate for cats in Oklahoma City. The program focus is on spay/neuter of all stray, or community, cats entering the shelter and returning them to the area where they were living. Sterilization and release programs have been proven as effective for managing community cat populations and the project anticipates service to 4,000 cats over the next two years.